Willager, 41, lives in a trailer outside Cooperville and said he wasn't sure where his new aircraft would be stored.

"We've got a little space there next to the Chevy, but that's about it. The guys at the auction were telling me about all these fuel costs and other stuff, but I just can't afford it right now," he said. "And with the baby coming, I don't know if I have much use for a fighter jet. My neighbor might," he added.